NFL Week 7
 

Well, it's another bad week of football games on paper with the best match up probably going to Minnesota vs Pittsburgh, followed by the Gmen vs Falcons on SNF and then I guess Atlanta at Dallas.

Plus we have New England who will probably drop a bomb on the Bucs in London and Michael Crabtree making his first professional start.

Should be a ton of fun.

Giants vs Cardinals... As a Giants fan, I really wanna see how they rebound from the Saints disaster. If Brees and company can exploit their D like that, one would think Warner should do the same.

Sucks that Atlanta has to play twice.

Looking forward to the Dolphins-Saints game. Fins have had two weeks to prepare. Hopefully, they've done some work on the secondary.

Matt Ryan actually asked for it - he's finally going to take off the cape and reveal himself as SUPERMAN!! :eek:

I guess Brett Farve is playing all of the whole NFC North in week 10.

The big news in Chicago is that Chad Ochocinco tweeted to Jay Cutler that Peanut Tillman is going to "kiss da baby" and no one knows what that means.

Take off the cape and reveal himself?

I think it means Jay Cutler is pregnant with Ochocinco's love child.

Anyone see this story?

Worker who fell from San Diego Chargers' press box at game dies - ESPN

I don't get why the story has to include this:


Pretty sure we could have figured it out on our own k thx.

RIP to this guy.

Tough couple of games for the Vikings coming up. At Pitt and at GB. Im hoping for the best but I can see two losses here before the bye week. Pitt will be a tough matchup and the Green Bay means so much for Green Bay that I cant see them not bringing their best game of the year.

Big game for the 49ers this week. Traveling to Houston against an up and down Texans team. Gore will be back and healthy (a HUGE boost) and it's looking like Michael Crabtree will get his first start just 2 weeks after signing.

I'm really looking forward to seeing Crabtree.

I hope he tears every ligament in his body. :)

The Pats are down to 3 WR, as Julian Edelman has a broken arm.

He's looked good - I believe he led rookies in pass receptions.

Sam Aiken is the #3.

A Vikings fan with a sense of humor.

Maybe not this week, but with the Bucs and then the bye hopefully Tate can get up to speed by the Dolphins game. Aiken has not really impressed much as a receiver.

Looks like Jeff Fischer has defected to the Colts ;)

I just don't see what the big deal is. He is obviously joking around. Titans fans are up in arms over this, when they should really just be pissed at their players half-ass attitudes, especially in that last game against the Patriots.

If I were a Titans fan, after that last game, I would have lost all respect for him after that.

he can't go out there and play all 11 positions on defense - it's not 100% his fault (although as coach he certainly should bear some of the blame)

If Tomlin showed up to some event wearing a Ray Lewis jersey, I'd be like WTF too, but I wouldn't really care much, would just think it's odd.

I don't think it's the jersey so much, but the comment that "I just wanted to feel like a winner". I can see that being very annoying to the Titans and fans.

What molson said. The day after possibly the worst loss in franchise history, it comes off as rubbing the fans face in it.

aaah. i didn't watch the video - didn't know he said that. even if it was a joke, that's defiantely in poor taste

I imagine that he meant it as a joke, but I agree it was in poor taste. I still think people take things too seriously sometimes, but I can see how what he did could be somewhat offensive.

If people get that pissed off about a joke at a charity event then they take their sports way to seriously.

The people who should be pissed off are the Titans *players*. And it should motivate them into actually doing stuff.

Forgot about his comment too. I know I read about this yesterday, and didn't really like it, but it was the comment+jersey combo, not just the jersey.

They look like they don't give a damn though. I have never in my life seen professional athletes look like they care less about what they are doing, than I did in that game last Sunday.

Fisher should've rolled up in there going "Peyton Manning is my boy! Why y'all gotta be trippin'?"

I still like Chris Johnson, I feel bad for him.

If the Titans weren't 0-6 nobody would give two shits about this.

I'd be pissed if my coach said he wanted to feel like a winner.

Jeff Fisher has really gone off the deep end. Earlier this year he extolled how great a guy McNair was and now this.

It was meant to be a joke, but it's obviously a poor and desperate one at best. I'm just failing to see how this positively motivates anybody in the situation, but could definitely see how this could cost him some of the guys in the locker room. I mean, they're already having a hard enough time, but seeing your coach do that, well, wouldn't necessarily surprise me to see more guys quitting on him or tuning him out now and just looking to up their stats/contract standing.

That said, I'd have found it a lot funnier had he not even addressed the jersey, just stand there wearing it, give your speech and leave. The looks on the faces of everybody else there would have been funny to see. Giving them the punchline that early just let them all off the hook entirely too early.

I am very surprised FOX did not send their #1 team of Buck and Aikman to Pittsburgh. I wonder where they are at?

discussion - who's going to win offensive rookie of the year this year? trying to think of who could

brandon meriweather!! td pats!! INT return

yep - Brandon Meriweather is a legit PLAYER. he reads QB's so well and his timing is always great for a big hit or a chance at an INT

Knoshown Moreno and Austin Collie are probably the two best options now. If Stafford comes back and finishes strong he is in the conversation. I guess Sanchez possibly too but he's behind the 8 ball.

Not a lot of good rookie performances so far.

Dola, I forgot Harvin too.

I'm guessing the Falcons game. Falcons are one of the top NFC teams this season, yet everyone is still picking the Cowboys to win. Fox was hyping that game up big all week.

moreno and harvin were the only 2 we could think of

harvin atm

edit: dt beat me to it...by 15 minutes apparently.

Great challenge, Bradley!

Plus Buck is doing baseball tonight and not football.

Buck's got baseball still.

Boring games.

Agreed. At least with the Red Zone Channel's variety, I'm not being bored by any one game for too long.

I love the Red Zone channel

How much does it cost to get the Red Zone channel? We have it available as well, I just didn't figure I would get it since I keep track of what is happening in other games online. If it is fairly inexpensive, I might go for it.

So those 49'ers looking good through week 3?

Pittsburgh goes 91 yards in 1:15 to take the lead with 24 seconds left in the half, 10-7

Anyone else see the offensive pass interference call against Heath Miller to nullify the Steelers' first TD? Can someone explain to me if that was actually the correct call? It sure seemed like bullshit to me.

Looks like Slaton on the bench in both leagues was not a good idea.

Looks like my playing against Slaton AND Phillip Rivers in fantasy football this week is not a good idea.

Yeah, I didn't understand the call since the hit came basically at the line of scrimage.

I depends on your cable/satellite provider.

For Comcast, it comes part of the Sports Package, which is $8 per month. For $2 a week, that's pretty sweet. Just remember to cancel it once the regular season ends.

I blame Brett Favre.

I didn't see the play, but that sounds like it could have been an illegal pick which is technically offensive pass interference.

RUN THE FUCKING BALL WITH AD!

no kidding. That goal line series was infuriating.

Childress is top three worst coach in the NFL.

I don;t know, there are a ton of awful game managers in the NFl. It's defiantely a league of haves and have not wjhen it comes to coaches.

Alex Smith is reviving his career right here.

I don't remember a game where it was 100% properly managed in all facets of the game for the Vikings. Usually there is MORE than just one issue.

He is way too conservative and that is a huge problem. He cannot manage time for shit. He's a horrible challenger. The list could go on and on yet he'll get a nice extensions because the Vikings have top three talent in the NFL.

Sydney Rice is emerging as one of the better WRs in the NFL with Favre at the helm. He just made an amazing catch that was lofted up way too softly from Favre. Got both feet in before getting crushed at the sideline.

At least Chilly will get that challenge correctly.

Good challenge here, regardless if the refs screw it up.

Have been very impressed with him off the bench. I just can't understand why the 49er's have been so reluctant to use the spread a lot more. It's clear he can be a very effective QB in that system.

Also, I love what I'm seeing from Michael Crabtree today. He's got great hands.

Alex Smith has now thrown 3 TD's to Vernon Davis. Wow.

Refs are fucking joke in this Steelers/Vikings game. How many phantom holds/trips are they going to call on the Viking linemen?

Karma for the refs.

I'm watching that game, and I still think that's a typo.

Totally agree that was bad by the kicker.

If it was a Beer or a Towel dispenser Reed would've tackled it.

That tripping call on the TD pass was absolutely horrible.

As we used to say at Maryland, I LOVE VD.

Yeah, it sounds pretty awful. :D

/tk

Really? Just off the top of my head, which one of Zorn, Cable and Mangini is ahead of Childress?

ASHER ALLEN!

The Niners gave a good 2nd half effort..but it won't be quite enough.

Regardless if the 49er's tie/win the game, you have to give Smith the start against Indy based on this performance. Right?

I would if I was the coach. From what I've seen, he's looked great and he might pull off this comeback.

Ap sent a message

Adrian Petersen just ran the fuck over some Gay dude.

Been focusing on the Steelers/Vikings game today and I have to agree how horrific the refs have been. Phantom holding/tripping calls all over the place. This is another one of those games where you just shake your head. On a lot of these calls, we aren't talking about difficult decisions. The supposed trip was right in the middle of the field with nobody to distract the ref. Just a horrible call. (and no, the return doesn't make up for it, the Vikings SHOULD have been up 4 with the Steelers having the ball now)

Alex Smith is going off in that Texans/Niners game. Sensational.

So I want to get this straight. Heyword-Bey gets the entire preseason in. Six full games, 2 catches. Crabtree comes in after six regular season games, has a bye week of practice and catches 5 balls for over 50 yards? good job Mr. Davis. Please stay healthy.

last thing I saw before finishing this up was All Day destroying somebody. What a player.

lol

49'ers lose

HAHA Farve

TD Favre!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)

Pittsburgh's defensive unit getting it done today.

...and it's not like Shaun Hill is some legend that has tenure.

That's one of those where the guy should have stopped at the 1 yard line, right? Now the Vikings have one minute to get 10 points. Not likely, but it would have been game over.

bah - unexciting ends to both of these games apparently

Oh, and shut up, Lions fan. Make it to the playoffs more than once every 50 years and we can talk.

How can the Steelers be playing the Vikings and the Raiders at the same time?

I liked how the Steelers' Ryan Clark (#25) kept looking back to see if he was going to have to try and block the Vikings huge lineman (Loadholt?) #71 on that return.

Vikings dominate the 4th quarter yet get outscored 14-7 and lose. Unbelievable.

You blame that on Favre? What about the great hands Chester showed?

Uggghh.

Chester usually has good hands but I completely disagree with that play call. Screens were not working all day long and it costs us the game. 14 points on defense for the Steelers and the refs help a little, too.

So who's more to blame on that one? Favre or Taylor?